Allen AME Church

Allen AME Church is a church at 56 19th Ave in Newark, NJ 07103-1028. It is one of 434 churches in Newark.

56 19th Ave, Newark, NJ, 07103-1028

Phone: +19733737753 · Website: https://allennewark.org/

Ministries at Allen AME Church

  • Steward Board
  • Trustee Board
  • Board of Christian Education
  • Church School
  • Class Leader Council
  • Commission on Evangelism
  • Liturgical Dance & Mime Ministry
  • Intercessory Prayer Ministry
  • Music Ministry
  • Men of Faith
  • Senior/Junior Stewardess Board
  • Louise Cowart Missionary Society

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The community around Allen AME Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Child Poverty: 69.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 52.6% (37.8–67.3%)
  • Food Insecurity: 47.0%
  • Social Isolation: 40.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 38.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 24.8%
  • Unemployment: 13.9% (4.1–23.7%)
  • Obesity: 42.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.0%
  • Diabetes: 16.8%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.5% (5.2–21.7%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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